Module 4 Fine Arts—Western, Chinese and Pop Arts

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高考词汇

paint   vt.   绘画

observe   vt.   观察;注意到

adopt   vt.   采纳;采用

aim   vi.   以……为目标;打算;意欲

stand   vt.   忍受

realise   vt.   领悟;了解;实现;实行

destroy   vt.   破坏;毁坏

like   n.   爱好;嗜好

dislike   n.   憎恶;不喜欢

artist   n.   艺术家

painter   n.   画家

painting   n.   绘画;油画

scene   n.   景色;风景

aspect   n.   方面

reality   n.   真实;现实;逼真

style   n.   风格

exhibition   n.   展览

expression   n.   表现;表达

traditional   adj.   传统的;习俗的

unusual   adj.   不寻常的;非凡的

常用短语

match... with...   使……与……相配

aim to do sth   以做……为目标;打算做某事

tell by  从……可以看出

be/get tired of   对……厌烦

be crazy about   狂热于

be fond of   喜欢

take turns   轮流

put off   推迟

attempt to do sth   企图;试图;尝试做某事

a series of   一连串的;一系列的

过渡词汇

brush   n.   刷子;毛刷;画笔

movement   n.   运动

hobby   n.   爱好

cubism   n.   立体主义;立体派

object   n.   物体;物品;东西

separate   adj.   单独的;独立的;分开的

cubist   n.   立体派

adj.   立体派的

stupid   adj.   愚蠢的

extraordinary   adj.   异常的;离奇的

grey   adj.   灰色的;灰白的

拓展词汇

colourful   adj.   彩色的

realistic   adj.   现实主义的;写实主义的

动词的-ing形式和to do形式作宾语

学习动词的-ing形式和to do形式作宾语的用法，着重掌握不定式作宾语的用法，了解动词-ing作宾语的一般用法。

1﹒只能用动词-ing形式作宾语的动词：

承认（admit），冒险（risk），继续（keep），理解（understand），原谅（excuse），感激（appreciate），推迟（delay），享受（enjoy），完成（finish），想象（imagine），建议（suggest，advise），等等。例如：

The teacher suggested doing the experiment in another way.

2﹒只能用動词不定式作宾语的动词：

四个希望三答应（hope，wish，expect，long;agree，promise，undertake）;五个想要巧安排（intend，plan，want，mean，desire;arrange）;设法学会做决定（manage，learn，decide，determine）;企图假装要选择（attempt，pretend，choose）;提供要求别拒绝（offer，demand，refuse）;威胁准备不失败（threaten，prepare，fail）。例如：

We agreed to meet here but so far she hasnt turned up yet.

词汇短语园地

1. realise  vt.  领悟;了解;实现;实行

He didnt realise his mistakes.

他没有意识到自己的错误。

I realised my dream finally.

我最终实现了自己的梦想。

reality  n.  现实;实际

realisable  adj.  可实现的;可实行的

realistic  adj.  现实的;实际的;实事求是的

2. destroy  vt.  破坏;毁坏

The building was destroyed by the fire.

这座建筑被大火彻底焚毁了。

The accident destroyed my hope of happiness.

这场意外毁掉了我获得幸福的希望。

3. aim  vi.  以……为目标;打算;瞄准;对准

He aims to become a football player.

他想成为一名足球运动员。

The factory must aim at increasing production.

工厂必须以增加产量为目标。

（1）aim to do sth  力求达到;以做……为目标

They are aiming to reduce the cost by 50%.

他们正力求使开销减少50%。

（2）aim at doing sth （aim for sth）  希望达到……目标

They are aiming at collecting some stamps on the exhibition.

他们打算在展览上收集一些邮票。

We are aiming for the best results.

我们希望得到最好的结果。

（3）aim at  瞄准;对准

He aimed his gun at her head.

他把枪瞄准了她的头部。

（4）be aimed at  目标是;目的是

The visit is aimed at expanding relations between the two countries.

这次访问的目的是扩展两国之间的关系。

4. scene  n.  景色;风景

The sunrise is a beautiful scene.

日出的景色真美。

比较：scene和scenery的区别

scene和scenery均含“景色、风景”之意。scene为可数名词，表示“景色”时，指所见之物，也可表示动态或静止的室内或室外的场景;scenery为不可数名词，指天然景色或景致，如山川、河流、村庄、森林等。

The beauty of the scene filled us with great pleasure.

美丽的景色让我们非常愉快。

We passed through lots of beautiful scenery on our journey through the Lake District.

在穿越湖区的旅途中，我们看到了不少美丽的景色。

5. expression  n.  表现;表达

I sent my teacher some flowers as an expression of thanks.

我给老师送去一些鲜花以示感谢。

The scenery is beautiful beyond expression.

那风景美得无法形容。

beyond expression  难以形容

freedom of expression  言论自由

give expression to  表达出……

6. alive  adj.  有活力的;有生气的;活着;在世

Tommy is alive with happiness.

汤米高兴得眉飞色舞。

Although he is eighty， he is still very alive.

他虽然已经八十歲了，但仍然充满活力。

Is your mother alive？

你的母亲还健在吗？

注意：alive表示“活着的，在世的”，其反义词是dead“死的”，没有比较等级的变化;但表示“有活力的;活泼的”等意思时，可以有比较等级的变化，且通常加more，most构成。

My grandfather is more alive than a lot of young people.

我爷爷比许多年轻人更有活力。

bring... alive  使……有趣

come alive  引起兴趣;生动起来

7. stand  vt.  忍受（尤其用于否定句、疑问句）

I cant stand his brother.

他弟弟让我受不了。

She couldnt stand being kept waiting.

叫她一直等着，她会受不了。

8. adopt  vt.  采纳;采用;正式通过（建议、政策等）

All three teams adopted different approaches to the problem.

三个队采用了不同的方法处理这个问题。

The council is expected to adopt the new policy at its next meeting.

委員会有望在下次会议正式通过这项新政策。

9. imitate  vt.  临摹;仿造;模仿（某人的讲话、举

止）;仿效

His handwriting is difficult to imitate.

他的笔迹很难模仿。

People imitate diamonds with crystal.

人们用水晶仿造钻石。

Jane imitates the cuckoo.

简模仿布谷鸟的叫声。

He can imitate his teacher perfectly.

他能惟妙惟肖地模仿他的老师。

You should imitate great and kind people.

你应仿效伟大而善良的人。

10. observe  vt.  观察;注意到（不用于进行时）

observe作及物动词，表示“注意到、看到”时，后面接名词、代词、that从句、what从句和how从句。

He observed a stranger hanging around the store.

他看到一个陌生人在商店附近闲逛。

They observed that it was getting dark.

他们注意到天慢慢地黑了起来。

The farmer observed what was going on between them.

那个农民注意到他们之间所发生的事。

observe可作不及物动词，表示“观察，注视”，后面接副词。

You think badly of her， I observe.

你把她想得很坏，我看出来了。

He observed keenly but said little.

他观察敏锐，但很少说话。

11. aspect  n.  方面

The book aims to cover all aspects of city life.

这本书旨在涵盖城市生活的各个方面。

She felt she had looked at the problem from every aspect.

她觉得她已从各个角度去考虑了这个问题。

12. like  n.  爱好;嗜好

dislike  n.  憎恶;不喜欢

We all have different likes and dislikes.

我们各有不同的好恶。

He did not try to hide his like （dislike） of his boss.

他没有掩饰自己对上司的好（反）感。

13. be/get tired of  对……厌烦

—Why did you close the door？

—Im tired of listening to the baby crying.

你为什么关门呢？

婴儿的哭声让我感到厌烦。

Kate told me she was tired of running errands for her sister.

凯特告诉我，她已经厌烦给她姐姐跑腿了。

注意：be tired of和be tired with两个短语结构相近，但意思不同。be tired of 表示“对……厌倦”;be tired with表示“因……疲劳”。

14. put off  推迟;延期

Dont put off till tomorrow what can be done today.

今日事，今日毕。

Wed better put off the meeting till Friday.

我们最好把会议推迟到星期五。

15. at ones best  处在最佳状态

Beijing is at its best in late spring and autumn.

北京在晚春和秋季时是最美丽的。

Jack told me that he didnt really feel at his best yesterday.

杰克告诉我他昨天不太舒服。

16. be fond of  喜欢;喜爱

（1）be fond of sb  喜爱（尤指认识已久的人）

Over the years， I have been quite fond of her.

经过这么多年，我已经相当喜欢她了。

（2）be fond of sth/doing sth  喜爱（尤指长期喜爱的事物或做的事）

We were fond of the house and didnt want to leave.

我们喜欢上了这座房子，不想离开。

17. tell by  從……可以看出

You can tell by the color of the meat.

从肉的颜色可以看出来。

—How can you tell？

—Just by listening to what people say.

你怎么看出来的？

只是听人们说的。

tell... from...  把……与……区分开来

tell off  责备;斥责     tell apart  把……区分开

tell against  对……不利     tell of  提及;描述

18. take turns  轮流

take turns in sth/to do sth  依次、轮流做某事

The male and female birds take turns in sitting on the eggs.

雄鸟和雌鸟轮流伏窝。

in turn  依次;轮流;逐个;转而

The children called out their names in turn.

孩子们逐一自报姓名。

by turns  轮流地;依次

The book is， by turns， funny and very sad.

这本书时而妙趣横生，时而悲悲戚戚。

19. a series of  一系列的

He attended a series of important meetings.

他参加了一系列的重要会议。

He did a series of experiments.

他做了一系列的实验。

Try not to become a man of success but rather try to become a man of value.

不要为成功而努力，要为做一个有价值的人而努力。

By Albert Einstein

——阿尔伯特·爱因斯坦

跟踪导练（一）

阅读理解

A

The first drawings on walls appeared in caves thousands of years ago. Modern graffiti （涂鸦） seems to have appeared in Philadelphia in the early 1960s， and by the late sixties it had reached New York. The new art form really took off in the 1970s， when people began writing their names， or “tags （标签）”， on buildings all over the city.

In the early days， the “taggers” were young street men who were trying to mark their space. They worked in groups and called what they did “writing”—the word “graffiti” was first used by The New York Times and the writer Norman Mailer. Art galleries in New York began buying graffiti in the early seventies. But at the same time that it began to be considered as an art form， John Lindsay， the then mayor of New York， declared （宣告） the first war on graffiti. By the 1980s it became much harder to write on subway trains without being caught and instead many of the graffiti artists began using roofs of buildings.

The argument over whether graffiti is art is still going on. Peter Vallone， a New York City councillor， thinks that graffiti done with permission can be art， but if it is on someone elses buildings it becomes a crime. On the other hand， Felix， a member of the Berlin-based group Reclaim Your City， says that graffiti shows freedom and makes cities livelier.

Graffiti is now sometimes big business. The Frenchman Blek le Rat and the British artist Banksy have become internationally famous by producing works which often make humorous points. Works by Banksy have been sold for over ?100，000.

1. The 1970s is thought to be an important period in the history of graffiti because it was when ___ .

A. graffiti was found in caves

B. modern graffiti first appeared

C. graffiti first reached New York

D. modern graffiti first became really popular

2. Who created the word “graffiti”？

A. Some street artists.

B. Art galleries in New York.

C. A newspaper and an author.

D. The mayor of New York in the late seventies.

3. How did things change after the first war on graffiti？

A. New York looked a lot cleaner.

B. Many people gave up doing graffiti.

C. It became safer to take subway trains.

D. Graffiti artists had to find different places to paint.

4. What does Peter Vallone say about graffiti？

A. It can be beautiful when its done by a skilled artist.

B. It is a crime if the artist doesnt have permission.

C. It gives people the freedom of expression.

D. It is far from being considered art.

B

France has been one of the main pioneers of many forms of artistic expression throughout its history. France and art are strongly connected with each other， and it would not be possible to think of world art without thinking of France.

The importance of art in France can be easily seen by the great number of museums and art exhibitions throughout the country. They include the Musée du Louvre， which is one of the great museums of the world. There is also the Musée du Moyen Age in this list， which exhibits medieval art works， and the  Centre Pompidou， exhibiting art from the twentieth century. Among other important museums and exhibitions are the Musée dOrsay， where visitors can observe a collection of French art from the century， and the Musée Picasso， which exhibits amazing art works from this outstanding artist. The Musée Rodin is another great place to visit in order to enjoy French art and to observe some amazing sculptures from this artist.

The relation between France and art can be traced back to as long ago as the Stone Age. Many art works dating from this period have been found in France and provide unique information about the culture and art of the world. In France， each different period of time was strongly connected with art and had its own art expression forms and characteristics， and they were closely connected with French history and culture.

5. What can we learn about France from Paragraph 1？

A. It has the greatest museum of the world.

B. Its art plays an important role in world art.

C. It has the largest number of famous artists.

D. Its art makes it the most famous around the world.

6. How many museums are mentioned in the text？

A. Four. B. Five.

C. Six. D. Seven.

7. Where should you go to observe some amazing sculptures？

A. The Musée dOrsay. B. The Musée du Moyen Age.

C. The Centre Pompidou. D. The Musée Rodin.

8. What can we infer from the last paragraph？

A. France has the most art forms of the world.

B. French art is the beginning of the world art.

C. Art works from the Stone Age are the most valuable.

D. In France， different periods of time have different styles of art.

跟蹤导练（二）

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Life will be peaceful if you always do kind things. I teach my daughters to develop a habit of  others. The little acts of  give you opportunities to provide service for others. They can make you remember how  it is to be kind and helpful.

We  in a rural （乡村的） area. Most of what we  is beautiful nature. One of the exceptions to the  is the rubbish that some people throw out of their car windows as they drive along the rural roads. One of the few  of living there is the lack （缺少） of  public services， such as rubbish collection， which is common in the .

A helping behavior that I practice regularly with my daughters is picking up rubbish in our neighborhood. My daughters often have a  to see who can collect the most rubbish. They will often say to me in a（n）  voice， “Theres some rubbish， Daddy— the car！” And if we have time， we will often get out of our car and pick it up. Although it may seem ， we do it. In fact， we  it. We pick up rubbish in parks， on sidewalks， almost anywhere.

One day I saw a stranger picking up rubbish on the road. I stopped. He  his head and smiled， “I saw you doing this with your family. Its a good  to protect our environment.”

There are many other ways to  kindness for others. You may share a dinner with a beggar， visit  old people in the nursing home， or help the blind  the street. You can think of something that can be finished  but helpful. It is fun， self-satisfying， and whats more， it can set a good example. Helping others is helping yourself.

1. A. watching B. welcoming C. helping D. teaching

2. A. kindness B. happiness C. carefulness D. silliness

3. A. wise B. common C. difficult D. great

4. A. work B. live C. travel D. walk

5. A. see B. dream C. need D. know

6. A. nature B. beauty C. area D. weather

7. A. favorites B. disadvantages C. wishes D. answers

8. A. comfortable B. modern C. necessary D. excellent

9. A. city B. village C. square D. street

10. A. rest B. competition C. look D. decision

11. A. surprised B. tired C. excited D. angry

12. A. catch B. push C. move D. stop

13. A. strange B. interesting C. satisfying D. correct

14. A. enjoy B. experience C. understand D. forget

15. A. covered B. hid C. shook D. raised

16. A. activity B. idea C. result D. instruction

17. A. provide B. bring C. get D. show

18. A. sad B. abnormal C. unhealthy D. lonely

19. A. understand B. cross C. tour D. notice

20. A. suddenly B. impossibly C. easily D. freely

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Andy Warhol was one of the most famous artists of pop art. He is best remembered  his paintings of Campbells Soup Cans.

Pop art was a new style of art  began in England in the mid-1950s and aimed to show popular， everyday things. Warhol chose  （use） paint and canvas but at first he had some trouble  （decide） what to paint. Warhol began with Coke bottles  his work wasnt getting the attention he wanted. Later， a friend advised him to paint something like money and a can of soup. Warhol painted both of them.

Warhols first  （exhibit） came in 1962 at the Ferus Gallery in Los Angeles. He exhibited his canvases of Campbells Soup， one canvas for each of the thirty-two   （type） of Campbells Soup.

However， Warhol found that he couldnt make his paintings fast enough on canvas. Luckily in July 1962， he （discover） the process of silk screening. It uses a  （special） prepared piece of silk as a stencil （模板），  （allow） one silk-screen to create similar patterns many times. Warhol would use this style for the rest of his life.

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跟蹤导练（三）

阅读理解

A

The Valley Art Center encourages art appreciation in people of all ages and backgrounds through education， inspiration and opportunities to experience the arts.

Concept Based Oil Painting

The course will conclude with a group discussion of the students works. IMPORTANT： Students will be responsible for bringing all necessary materials. Guidance will be offered on color， tools and techniques， but the emphasis （重点） will be on thinking creatively. Supply list is available online. And dont forget your lunch. $192/$173

Digital Photography for the Fraidy Cat

Learn the basic of digital photography. We will start with understanding what those symbols on your camera mean. You will also learn when to use a flash. In this class you will practice what you have learned using your camera！ $96/$86

Drawing for the Fraidy Cat

Everyone can draw！ If you have ever wanted to learn how to draw or just want to refresh yourself in drawing skills then this is the class for you. Students will work on many of projects with different drawing materials to develop their own personal style. A list of suggested supplies is available online. $96/$86

Enamel on Metal

In this art form， drawing skills are not required for this colorful and expressive craft （技艺）. Beginning students learn several basic classical techniques and those with experience are guided in limoge， cloisonne， champlevee or other techniques of choice. All equipment and supplies are included in first project fee of $8， payable to the instructor at first class. $96/$86

1. What does the course Concept Based Oil Painting emphasize？

A. The skills of painting.

B. The discussions of art works.

C. The guidance of basic painting.

D. The creative thinking of students.

2. What will you do if you go to Digital Photography for the Fraidy Cat？

A. Learn how to repair a camera.

B. Explore how to develop the film.

C. Visit some landscape and portraits.

D. Get to know the symbols on your camera.

3. Which will prepare necessary materials for learners？

A. Enamel on Metal.

B. Drawing for the Fraidy Cat.

C. Concept Based Oil Painting.

D. Digital Photography for the Fraidy Cat.

4. The Valley Art Center is for ___ .

A. teenagers B. people of all ages

C. adults D. college students

B

In the US， tornadoes （龍卷风） are responsible for 80 deaths and more than 1，500 injuries each year. Although they happen quite frequently， tornadoes are difficult to predict. Why？ Tornadoes develop from storms， but only some storms are likely to become tornadoes. Scientists dont know where and when a storm will touch the ground and turn into a tornado. Today， the warning time for a tornado is usually just 13 minutes.

Time Samaras is a storm chaser. His job is to find tornadoes and follow them. When he gets close to a tornado， he puts a special tool called a turtle probe on the ground. This tool measures things like a tornados temperature， humidity （湿度）， and wind speed. With this information， Samaras can learn what causes tornadoes to develop. If meteorologists understand this， they can warn people about tornadoes sooner and save lives.

How does Samaras hunt tornadoes？ Its not easy. First， he has to find one. Tornadoes are too small to see using weather satellites. So Samaras cant rely on these tools to find a tornado. Instead， he waits for tornadoes to develop. Every May and June， Samaras drivers about 40，000 kilometers across an area known as Tornado Alley， looking and hoping to spot a tornado.

Once Samaras sees a tornado， the chase begins. But a tornado is hard to follow. Some tornadoes change direction several times—for example， moving east and then west and then east again. When Samaras finally gets near a tornado， he puts the turtle probe on the ground. Being this close to a tornado is terrifying. Debris is flying in the air. Then wind is blowing at high speed. He must get away quickly.

The work is risky， even for a skilled chaser like Samaras. But danger wont stop his hunt for the perfect storm.

5. What do we know about tornadoes from Paragraph 1？

A. They can be predicted by satellites.

B. They usually come down in winter.

C. They often develop into storms.

D. They can be warned in a very short time.

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My sister and I were flying from our home in Kansas to a summer camp in Minnesota. Our plane had a two-hour  at the airport in Omaha， where I saw a toy airplane that I really . I had $10 and I had no idea what I needed to buy at camp， but I spent $8 on the airplane anyway.

When we reached the camp， I discovered that there were no showers！ ， we bathed in a lake every night. I needed to buy  soap. Because the regular soap I brought had chemicals that could  the fish. The special soap cost $4 at the camp store. After  the plane， I had $2 left， so I couldnt buy the soap.

After a few days， I was a . Sally， our camp teacher， asked me if I needed some soap. When I  her that I had spent my soap money on a toy airplane， she laughed and said， “You need to budget.” She then  that a budget was a（n）  for spending money to help make sure you save enough for things you —like soap—before you buy fun things—like toys. Sally gave me her extra soap， which I  took.

When I returned home from ， I decided to make my  budget. Every week I spent time  down everything I bought， and some weeks， I would have more in my “Money In” account because I did odd jobs （零活） around the house.

Budgeting was    16   ， especially when my friends bought soda and snacks at the store after school and I couldnt because I had spent all my “Want to Spend” money. But I    17    with it， and by the next summer， I had    18    enough money to buy a Paula Pilot doll at Omaha Airport， as well as    19    at the camp store to    20    back Sally！

1. A. rest B. trip C. flight D. stop

2. A. remembered B. wanted C. owned D. knew

3. A. Besides B. However C. Instead D. Anyhow

4. A. special B. expensive C. small D. clean

5. A. catch B. raise C. hurt D. control

6. A. reaching B. buying C. sharing D. seeing

7. A. joker B. liar C. loser D. mess

8. A. warned B. told C. suggested D. reminded

9. A. thought B. described C. announced D. explained

10. A. plan B. idea C. example D. promise

11. A. lose B. gather C. need D. love

12. A. fortunately B. carefully C. unhappily D. thankfully

13. A. school B. airport C. camp D. lake

14. A. daily B. weekly C. monthly D. yearly

15. A. setting B. turning C. writing D. pulling

16. A. hard B. boring C. safe D. fresh

17. A. dealt B. began C. agreed D. stuck

18. A. received B. saved C. made D. collected

19. A. toys B. snacks C. soap D. soda

20. A. talk B. call C. push D. pay

跟蹤导练（五）

阅读理解

Throughout the history of the arts， the nature of creativity has remained constant （不变的） to artists. No matter what objects they select， artists are to bring forth new forces and forms that cause change—to find poetry where no one has ever seen or experienced it before.

Landscape is another unchanging element of art. It can be found from ancient times through the 17th-century Dutch painters to the 19th-century romanticists and impressionists. In the 1970s Alfred Leslie， one of the new American realists， continued this practice. Leslie sought out the same place where Thomas Cole， a romanticist， had produced paintings of the same scene a century and a half before. Unlike Cole who insists on a feeling of loneliness and the idea of finding peace in nature， Leslie paints what he actually sees. In his paintings， there is no particular change in emotions， and he includes ordinary things like the highway in the background. He also takes advantage of the latest developments of color photography to help both the eyes and the memory when he improves his painting back in his workroom.

Besides， all art begs the age-old question： What is real？ Each generation of artists has shown their understanding of reality in one form or another. The impressionists saw reality in brief emotional effects， the realists in everyday subjects and in forest scenes， and the Cro-Magnon cave people in their naturalistic drawings of the animals in the ancient forests. To sum up， understanding reality is a necessary struggle for artists of all periods.

Over thousands of years the function of the arts has remained relatively constant. Past or present， Eastern or Western， the arts are a basic part of our immediate experience. Many and different are the faces of art， and together they express the basic need and hope of human beings.

1. What does the underlined word “poetry” in Paragraph 1 mean？

A. An object for artistic creation. B. A collection of poems.

C. An unusual quality. D. A natural scene.

2. According to Paragraph 2， Leslies paintings ___ .

A. are close in style to works in ancient times

B. look like works by 19th-century painters

C. depend heavily on color photography

D. are about common things in life

3. What does the author think of artistic reality？

A. It will not be found in future works of art.

B. It does not have a long-lasting standard.

C. It is expressed in a fixed artistic form.

D. It is rare in modern works of art.

4. What can we infer about the arts from the last paragraph？

A. They express peoples memories about the past.

B. They are considered changeable in form.

C. They make people interested in everyday experience.

D. They are regarded as a mirror of the human life.

閱读七选五

The sport of skateboarding has had more ups and downs than a skate park.

It was nothing more than a scooter （踏板车） made with roller-skate wheels and a wooden box. Another piece of wood at the top of the box served as the handles.

It wasnt until the 1950s that the box and handles were taken away.  Thats when skateboarding was truly born. Every kid wanted a skateboard！ By 1959， skateboards hit store shelves. A few years later， professional skateboarders brought pleasure and surprise to people.

Those first boards were dangerous， though. Neither steel wheels nor clay wheels were safe. After serious injuries were reported， the popularity of skateboarding went downhill.  Cities didnt like them. By 1965， the sport was almost dead.

They were made of new material， a type of rubber. The ride was smoother and safer. New skateboard designs had a kick tail that turned up at the end. The new design made tricks （技巧） possible. Skateboards were hot again！

Since then， skateboarding has gone up and down in popularity. Today， skateboarding video games help to make it more and more popular. Many cities have built skate parks where skateboard lovers can do tricks.  Some skateboard lovers even want to make skateboarding an Olympic sport.

A. In 1966， sales had dropped.

B. Stores stopped selling them.

C. Kids started riding hands free.

D. Competitions are held around the world.

E. In 1975， new skateboards were made with better wheels.

F. The earliest form of the skateboard dates back to the early 1900s.

G. During this time， skateboarding was seen as something to do for fun.

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跟踪导练（六）

选词填空

用方框里单词的正确形式填空，使其句意完整。有两个词是多余的。

powerful like observe paint tradition usual

aspect alive express artist adopt reality

1. Her hobbies include music and ____ birds and flowers.

2. Only in his dreams does he give ____ to his fears.

3. Although the lady is very old， she is still as ____ as young people.

4. Its ____ in America to eat turkey on Thanksgiving Day.

5. His dream has become a（n） ____ .

6. She and her friends have the same likes and ____ .

7. Its ____ for the trees to flower so early.

8. One had better see life in its various ____ when young.

9. She ____ that all the seats were already taken.

10. The museum had several paintings representing the ____ early style.

句子翻譯

1. 我现在热衷于打篮球。（be crazy about）

2. 昨天他告诉我他厌倦了一直做同样的事。（be/get tired of）

3. 他还是个孩子的时候就喜欢画画。（be fond of）

4. 我们讨论了工作中的一系列问题。（a series of）

5. 由于天气糟糕， 我们最好将运动会延期举行。（put off）

短文改错

Kites were invented in China about 200 years before. The earlier kites made of wood. They were expensive. Kite flying began to spread among for the ordinary people only after paper was invented but then kite making cost less. Weifang City is a birthplace of the kite. Now kite flying is more and more popularer here. Every spring people from all over the world comes to taking part in the International Kite Festival. They will see beautiful kite fly in the sky. I believe you will enjoy yourself there. I hope you would come to the Festival every year.

书面表达

假定你是李华，你校将举办高中生中国古代诗词大会（Chinese Ancient Poetry Competition）。你想邀请喜爱中国古代诗词的外教Mr Smith观看比赛。请给他写封邮件，内容包括：

1.比赛时间、地点;

2.比赛目的;

3.表达期待。

注意：

1﹒词数100左右;

2﹒可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Exploring with Picasso

与毕加索并肩探索

Picassos mother said that the first word he uttered was “pencil”. One story tells that he started to draw before he learned to say any words at all. He was interested in drawing， painting， and sculpturing from the time he was a small boy in Spain. Picasso was an inventor and explorer. However， he didnt invent machines or explore strange places. He explored and experimented with art. He was always able to work anywhere or anytime， day and night. He carved a figure from the nearest stick of wood， painted with his fingers， made drawings with a rusty nail， and even made a bulls head from the handlebars and seat of a bicycle. Picasso painted Spanish fighting bulls， horse races and clowns. He painted people and animals as they are. He also invented a kind of art called cubism， which is made up of simple shapes like squares or cubes. If you look closely at the picture named Three Musicians， youll see not only shapes but also three men. What other things can you find in the picture？ Picasso explored the world of art and discovered new ways of looking at our world.

毕加索的母亲说，“铅笔”是毕加索会说的第一个词。有一个故事说的就是他还没有学会说话就开始画画了。当他生活在西班牙还是个小男孩的时候，他就对素描、绘画和雕塑产生了兴趣。毕加索是一个发明家，也是一个探索者。可他并未发明任何机器，也没有到任何奇异的地方探险。他是艺术领域的探索者和实验者。他可以不分昼夜地在任何地点工作。他用手边的木棍雕塑，用手指作画，用生锈的铁钉画素描，甚至用自行车的车把和车座做了一个牛头。毕加索描绘西班牙斗牛、赛马和小丑。他用真实的手法勾勒人和动物。他还创造了一种叫作立体派的艺术，运用正方形或立方体等简单的形状表现物体。如果你仔细观察他的画作《三个音乐家》——你不仅能看到各种形状，还能看到三个人。在画中你还能发现什么呢？毕加索在艺术的世界中探索，并发现了观察我们这个世界的新方法。